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TXHSFB Mansfield Legacy senior defensive back Jeffery Carter participates in an early signing day ceremony at Mansfield Legacy High School, Wednesday, December 19, 2018. Carter intends to play for Alabama. (Brandon Wade/Special Contributor)

MANSFIELD -- One by one, the four players signing with college football programs on Wednesday inside the gymnasium at Mansfield Legacy went up to a podium and announced where they were heading.

Three-star wide receiver Ife Adeyi was first, confirming to those in attendance that he would be signing with Houston. Defensive back Jeffery Carter, a top-100 player in the country, according to 247Sports, was up next.

For months, it looked like Carter would don maroon and white and sign with Texas A&M after committing to the Aggies in late July. Instead, over a week after changing his mind, Carter, rocking a crimson zip-up, went up to the podium and told the people in attendance he would be signing with Alabama.

"I would’ve never thought I’d be able to say that I'm signing with Alabama," Carter said when asked about the start of is recruiting experience to now. He added that he will enroll early at Alabama.

Carter, a 6-foot corner who transferred from Aledo to Legacy for his senior season, took an official visit to Alabama on Dec. 7, according to 247Sports. A day later he changed his commitment from Texas A&M to Alabama.

Carter said the decision to change commitments wasn't an easy one. He thought about the relationships he had built with the other recruits at Texas A&M and the coaches. He knew the decision could possibly hamper or even break those connections.

TXHSFB Mansfield Legacy senior defensive back Jeffery Carter participates in an early signing day ceremony at Mansfield Legacy High School, Wednesday, December 19, 2018. Carter intends to play for Alabama. (Brandon Wade/Special Contributor)